paintless dent removal: go or no?
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paintless dent removal: go or no? i dont have a fbody anymore but all the audi forums suck 
some ******* dropped his motorcycle on my passenger door at the gas station and took off so now i have 2 baseball size dents in my car and i dont feel like paying 800+ to get my door fixed and repainted. has anyone used any of those paintless dent removal companies before and if so did it work and get the car perfectly flush or can you still see where it got smashed in? thanks
some ******* dropped his motorcycle on my passenger door at the gas station and took off so now i have 2 baseball size dents in my car and i dont feel like paying 800+ to get my door fixed and repainted. has anyone used any of those paintless dent removal companies before and if so did it work and get the car perfectly flush or can you still see where it got smashed in? thanks
I've heard nothing but good things about those companies unless the dent was creased. Then your in a little bit of trouble depending. If it's not creased and you don't want to pay any cash. deflate a ball of some sort, lower it into your car door with the window down and slowly inflate it untill the dent comes out. That alway's worked for me and my dad.
Originally Posted by Lt1FBoDy209
haha that sounds super ghetto but brilliant at the same time. ill try that out.
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From: Huntsville, AL
I have seen some paintless dent removal guys work some miracles on dents before and I have also seen some that looked just as bad when they finished as when they started. I have also seen cars where the backside of the panel had rusted after a year or so because in the process of taking the dent out, they scratched all the paint off the backside and didn't spray any paint back on it.
Bottom line, make sure you look at some of their work before you let them start working on it and make sure you get some paint (spray bomb would be fine) on the backside if it gets scratched in the process to prevent rust.
Bottom line, make sure you look at some of their work before you let them start working on it and make sure you get some paint (spray bomb would be fine) on the backside if it gets scratched in the process to prevent rust.
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The guy I used got the 8 hail dents out of my black T/A, and I can't tell where they were, and you know how much black shows any little defect.
I chose the shop based on what they did to a black Cadillac, the whole hood was peppered with hail damage, the trunk lid (that they had just finished) looked like it was brand new
I chose the shop based on what they did to a black Cadillac, the whole hood was peppered with hail damage, the trunk lid (that they had just finished) looked like it was brand new
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Ive had it done to my truck. Someone punched it right in the side of the bed the day I got it at my girlfriends apartment. You could see the knuckle marks. You couldn't even tell after it was done. I never found the guy who did it so I could give him some knuckle marks in his face to match the ones he put in my truck.
I had about a dozen or so small door dings removed by paintless dent removal. The guy charged me $75 per panel to do it, which I thought was a helluva deal.
Now, bear in mind, they had to drill a small (0.5") hole on the inside of each door jamb, which they filled with a grommet when they were done. This is a huge turn-off for some people, but it doesn't bother me. If that thought bothers you, find a place that will do it by taking off the body panel and working from the inside out (or do that ball thing mentioned earlier). The thing I like about the holes they drilled is that if I ever need to go back and get more dings popped out, the holes will already be there and it won't take as long, whereas a shop that doesn't drill will need to remove the panel all over again.
Just my $0.02.
-Mike
Now, bear in mind, they had to drill a small (0.5") hole on the inside of each door jamb, which they filled with a grommet when they were done. This is a huge turn-off for some people, but it doesn't bother me. If that thought bothers you, find a place that will do it by taking off the body panel and working from the inside out (or do that ball thing mentioned earlier). The thing I like about the holes they drilled is that if I ever need to go back and get more dings popped out, the holes will already be there and it won't take as long, whereas a shop that doesn't drill will need to remove the panel all over again.
Just my $0.02.
-Mike
I've had two little dents removed by a paintless dent guy round here. I cant tell they were ever there. Definately $$ well spent. Softball size is a little bigger tho. Just see what the guy says. He should be able to tell you how well it'll come out before he starts. BTW, I found ways both times for my guy to get at the dents with out drilling.
I had it done when my car was at the body shop getting my rear quarter repaired. I was very pleased with how well they came out. One dent if you look closely you can see little divets where the pick was used but the rest are fine. I was told that another dent i have right behind the passenger door where the molding runs on a TA could not be removed. The dent was virtually un noticable until i removed the molding now i can see it and will have to get a second opinion.
Does anyone know where to find one of these miracle workers. I am in Goldsboro NC. I have maybe 6 hail dents from when I was in California. You can ONLY SEE THEM IF YOU ARE LOOKING DOWN THE LINES OF THE CAR. Do you think that they can fix them. No creases. Oh and my buddy lost (totaled) his Explorer, civic and his Gixxer in that storm. I got lucky. HEHE
Originally Posted by Beasst8
Does anyone know where to find one of these miracle workers. I am in Goldsboro NC. I have maybe 6 hail dents from when I was in California. You can ONLY SEE THEM IF YOU ARE LOOKING DOWN THE LINES OF THE CAR. Do you think that they can fix them. No creases. Oh and my buddy lost (totaled) his Explorer, civic and his Gixxer in that storm. I got lucky. HEHE
If you want to judge how well they do try to find a black or dark colored car to look at
Originally Posted by minty
it shouldnt be bigger than the size of a softball, otherwise they wont be able to do it well.
